บ่อนไส้(bòrn-sái)

Meanings

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[to] act as a spy; [to] sabotage from within

to act as a spy or mole; to secretly undermine or sabotage an organization from the inside

Examples

ตำรวจdtam-rùuatตำรวจdtam-rùuatpolice; police officerรู้rúuรู้rúu1[to] know; be aware of2[to] know how (to do)3[to] feel; sense; perceive4be acquainted with (someone/thing)5[to] realize; find out; learnว่าwâaว่าwâa1[to] say; tell; say that2[to] think; consider; deem3that (clause marker)4about; regarding5[to] scold; reproach; criticizeมีmeeมีmee1[to] have; possess2there is/are; exist3[to] experience; undergoคนkonคนkon1person; human2people (as a group)3person; human being (as prefix-like element)4classifier: peopleเป็นbpenเป็นbpen1to be (identity/category/state)2to become3[to] know how; be able to (skill)4[to] be + set expressionsบ่อนไส้bòrn-sáiบ่อนไส้bòrn-sái[to] act as a spy; [to] sabotage from withinในnaiในnai1in; inside; within2during; in (time)3of (formal/official)แก๊งgáengแก๊งgáeng1gang (criminal group)2clique; crew; group (informal)ค้ายาเสพติดkáa yaa sèp dtìtค้ายาเสพติดkáa yaa sèp dtìt[to] traffic illegal drugs; deal narcotics
The police know there is a mole in the drug trafficking gang.

Word Breakdown

บ่อนbònบ่อนbòn1gambling den; illegal casino2pit; hole; depression3well; spring; sourcePart 1
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ไส้sâiไส้sâi1intestines; entrails2filling (food)3wick (candle, lamp)4inner part; core; insert; refillPart 2
บ่อนไส้bòrn-sáiบ่อนไส้bòrn-sái[to] act as a spy; [to] sabotage from within